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		<title>Reflections: Maryland’s War Against Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Reflections Blog) In 2010 many folks, including me, hope to see Ron Miller replace Mike Miller in the Maryland State Senate. Ron is an exceptional human being, husband, father, veteran, and member of the Southern Maryland community. Ron shares my concern that government works hard to play down our Judeo-Christian history, values, and faith. In [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- sphereit start --><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dougweb.com/doug/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ronlogo5.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="ronlogo" src="http://www.dougweb.com/doug/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ronlogo-thumb1.jpg" border="0" alt="ronlogo" width="93" height="91" align="right" /></a> (<a href="http://teamronmiller.com/reflections/?p=91" target="_blank">Reflections Blog</a>) In 2010 many folks, including me, hope to see Ron Miller replace Mike Miller in the Maryland State Senate. Ron is an exceptional human being, husband, father, veteran, and member of the Southern Maryland community. Ron shares my concern that government works hard to play down our Judeo-Christian history, values, and faith. In his latest blog article, Ron shares his view on Maryland’s  War Against Prayer:</p>
<p>“An engineer friend of mine had a saying that “one point in time does not a trend make.” When it comes to one issue in the state of Maryland, however, I believe we have enough events, all within the span of a few weeks, to declare a trend; the act of prayer is officially under siege in Maryland.”</p>
<p>Read the <a target="_blank" href="http://teamronmiller.com/reflections/?p=91" target="_blank">Reflections Blog</a> and meet the Right Miller!</p>
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		<title>Personal &amp; Economic Freedom &#8211; Maryland Among Dead Last</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Change Project Mercatus, State and Local Policy Project at George Mason University. &#8220;This paper presents the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres. We develop and justify our ratings and aggregation procedure on explicitly normative criteria, defining individual freedom as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- sphereit start --><p>Social Change Project Mercatus, State and Local Policy Project at George Mason University.</p>
<p>&#8220;This paper presents the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres. We develop and justify our ratings and aggregation procedure on explicitly normative criteria, defining individual freedom as the ability to dispose of one’s own life, liberty, and justly acquired property however one sees fit, so long as one does not coercively infringe on another individual’s ability to do the same.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8221; New York is the least free by a considerable margin, followed by New Jersey, Rhode Island, California, and Maryland.&#8221;</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mercatus.org/PublicationDetails.aspx?id=26154">Read the details here.</a></p>
<p>Download the study PDF file here.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bobehrlich.com/newsroom/2009/03/26/study-maryland-ranks-last-in-personal-freedom/">BobEhrlich.com</a> and Ron Miller for the news.</p>
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		<title>RegularFolksUnited.com &#8211; The Great Divider</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(RegularFolksUnited.com &#8211; by Ron Miller) &#8220;As we approach the end of the 21st century&#8217;s first decade, we are reaping the whirlwind brought about by one of the most deceptive and cunning politicians to come upon the scene in my generation. A man barely known outside of Illinois in the summer of 2004 is the President [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- sphereit start --><p>(<a target="_blank" href="http://regularfolksunited.com/index.php?tab=article_view&#038;article_id=1308">RegularFolksUnited.com</a> &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://regularfolksunited.com/index.php?tab=view_author_profile&#038;author_article_id=1308&#038;view_displayname=Ron Miller">by Ron Miller</a>)  &#8220;As we approach the end of the 21st century&#8217;s first decade, we are reaping the whirlwind brought about by one of the most deceptive and cunning politicians to come upon the scene in my generation. A man barely known outside of Illinois in the summer of 2004 is the President of the United States in 2009, becoming the leader of the world&#8217;s most powerful nation through an illusion not unlike the Wizard of Oz, all the while deflecting attention from the man behind the curtain.&#8221;</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://regularfolksunited.com/index.php?tab=article_view&#038;article_id=1308">Read the rest at RegularFolksUnited.com</a></p>
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		<title>Victims Of Socialism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Investor&#8217;s Business Daily via DIGG) DEADLY RATIONING: The gatekeeper for Great Britain&#8217;s national health care system is denying cancer patients drugs that would extend their lives. Why? Because the medication is considered too expensive.read more &#124; digg story Enjoy the read? Support DougWeb with coffee money ;)&#169;2012 Faster, better.... All Rights Reserved.. Sphere: Related Content]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- sphereit start --><p>(<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=321237613527130">Investor&#8217;s Business Daily via DIGG</a>) DEADLY RATIONING:  The gatekeeper for Great Britain&#8217;s national health care system is denying cancer patients drugs that would extend their lives. Why? Because the medication is considered too expensive.<br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=321237613527130">read more</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/Victims_Of_Socialism">digg story</a></p>
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		<title>CalvertNews.info: Solomons Tea Party Protest &#8211; March 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(CalvertNews.info &#8211; 031709) By Elbee Foote) PRINCE FREDERICK &#8211; A grassroots &#8220;tea party&#8221; protest movement comprised of Republicans, Democrats and independents concerned about the direction in which our nation is headed has broken out across America and is now landing in U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer&#8217;s own backyard. Ordinary folks have had enough and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- sphereit start --><p>(<a target="_blank" href="http://www.calvertnews.info/news/1231/calvert-county-citizens-tea-party-protest">CalvertNews.info &#8211; 031709) By Elbee Foote</a>) PRINCE FREDERICK &#8211; A grassroots &#8220;tea party&#8221; protest movement comprised of Republicans, Democrats and independents concerned about the direction in which our nation is headed has broken out across America and is now landing in U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer&#8217;s own backyard. Ordinary folks have had enough and hundreds, most of whom have never engaged in a protest before, are volunteering. </p>
<p>(Ed note: Sponsored in part by the Calvert Republicans but this is a cross-party event schedule for Sunday, 3/22/09 1430 hrs in Solomons, Maryland. Please read the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.calvertnews.info/news/1231/calvert-county-citizens-tea-party-protest">complete article at CalvertNews.info</a> for all information!</p>
<p>You can also download <a target="_blank" href="http://www.calvertgop.net/Calendar/teaparty5.pdf">this PDF flyer </a>regarding the event. Hand it out to friends or put it in your office window. Thanks to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.calvertgop.net/">Calvert GOP.</a>)</p>
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